The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17

A HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Bridge Under a Boston & Provi-
dsnce Train Gives Wy
Eight Cars Piled Up in a Heap
Crushed Out of Shape.
Fifty eOpIe Killed and as M-ny More
Seriously Wounded.
A List of the Identified Unfortunate
Victims.

list OF Inc Identlned Unfortunate
Victims.
BosToN, March l.--An accident this
morning occurred on the Dedham
branch of the Boston 81 Providence
Railroad between FoTestville and Ros-
lindale, at what is known as the Bussey
Park Bridge, at O'Clock. The train
from Dedham, consisting of several
cars, and baggage car, under charge OF
Conductor Tilden, broke through the
bridge. The engine and three cars
went over safely, but the five others
fell through the bridge TO the road be-
meath, a distance of thirty feet The
last car, which was the smoker, turned
completely over and struck on top of the
others, all being crushed out of shape.
The cause of the accident is said to be
the breaking of the bridge. Reports as
to the number of persons killed are very
great, and it is impossible as yet to give
the total number.
1t is stated that the bridge where the
accident occurred this morning is "A
comparatively new one, and that the
accident was caused by truck on one
of the cars giving away, causing the
car to strike against an abutment of
the bridge. The smoking car after it
fell caught fire, but the fire department
was promptly on hand and prevented
the spread of the flames. The bodies
of the dead have all been removed, and
o. the wounded some are at the hospit-
al and some have been taken home so
that it is very difficult to obtain names
and extent of injuries at the present
time.
THE SCENE.
The scene of this mornings accident
is about mile from Jamaica Plain
South Street runs diagonally under the
track of the Dedham Branch of the
Boston and Providence Railroad, and it
was into this cut that the cars of the
train plunged from the bridge which
crossed it.
AMONG THE INJURED.
John Z. Drayton, of Dedham, right
arm fractured.
Edward Cooper, of Dedham, internal
injuries.
II. @. I. Drake slightly injured.
o. :. Hammond, of Dedham, right
arm fractured.
VIM. II. Jordan, of Roslindale.
w. II. Smith, brakeman, badly hurt.
II. Spanno, barber of West RoXbuTy
VIM. Kneeles, of West Roxbury.
j. g. Clearney, of Roslyndale.
Edward Parker, of Roslyndale.
Geo. w. Waldran, of Roslyndale.
- Hawkins, of ROslyndale.
- Packard, of Roslyndale, badly
injured.
Chas. May and Harry Gay mortally
injured.
VIM. T. Bowman, of Dedham, hip
and back injured.
Frank Young of West Roxbury.
VIM Sutson, of West RoXbury.
VIM. Hawkins, of West RoXbury
Edward Heinser, injured about the
body.
Emil Heinser, injured in a similar
way.
Frank Plummer, limbs fractured.
- Hayes, skull fractured.
Gibson, wounded in chest.
III. Cardinal, thumb cut off and other
wise injured.
w. X. Young, leg broken.
Edward Packard, leg broken.
j. Ii. Linurd, cut i'll temple.
G.. w. Doe, back injured.
&. Hayes, slightly injured.
p. Houghton and ii. ). Strong, scalp
wounds.
James Carlan, back injured.
John Metcalf, ribs broken.
Willie Strong and y. w. Davis, in
jured in abdomen.
- Swallow, ruptured.
Nellie Abraham. back injured.
Eva Freise, back injured and
sprained.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
c. 5. Harrington, Frank Cutter,
Mabel Adams, two sisters named
Harkins, sisters, of Miss Harlins, who
was killed. Russell Stubs, Providence
RAILROAD Conductor, and L. +. Paul
section man.
The latest computation shows "A total
of twenty-three killed and fifty injured
THE DEAD.
The revised list of deaths, as far Us
ascertained, is as follows:
Lizzie Manderville. of Dedham,
NJ, Laylor, policeman, of Station No
IS.
Mrs. Ellis, of West Roxbury.
Ida Adams, of West Roslindale.
Ellis Burnett, of Roslindale.
Edward n. Morris. of Dedham.
Geo. Metcalf, apothecary, Boston.
Mrs. Cardinal, of RoslindaIe.
Charles Snow, of West RoNbury.
Stephen Houghton, of ROSlindale.
w. Webster Clapp, of West Roxbury
Mrs Kennard, of West Roxbury.
Frank Nichols, of Dedham.
ID. humphrey, Ol IJeundtn.
SEARCHING FOR LOST RELATIVES.
Some of the killed have not been
identified. The train was crowded
with working people and the most in
tense excitement prevails among thei
friends, who are anxious to learn thu
homes of those killed and injured
There are no reliable details of tn,
number dead as yet; The police sal
thirty-three We're killed outright anC
nearly as many will die Webste
Clapp died in Forest Hill Station
where he had been taken. The officer
of the road are present and are dom,
all they can, and the many doctor
there are doing everything in thei
power. Superintendent Folsom doe
not know how many there were kille,
or injured. The bodies of the kille
were horribly mangled. some of tn
heads being entirely severed from tn
bodies, and many of the bodies ar
crushed beyond recognition.
THE WRECK COMPLETE.
An inspection of the wreck reveal
the fact that the eight cars comprisin
the train are jammed into Il complet
wreck, not one of the coaches escapfu
almost perfect demolition. From I'll
location of the wrecked cars it seen
that the first three ears passed over IL
bridge safely. The structure evident
gave way when the fourth car W.
passing over it. The five rear ca
went TIN ough To the roadway, landiI
in u mass of splinteTs in the stree
The strain of the five falling ca
pulled the three coaches i'm advan
from the rails. They remained on I,
of the emhankment bat We're pulled ,
their trucks and the floor of each w
forced nearly TO the roof, while Il
seats were iumbled together in gre
confusion. The end of the secol
coach was a mass of Spliuters. caus
by the car ahead grinding against
when the others went down the 81
bankment The third coach Was ia
tened To the ground rs if il had fall
on its trucks from gre